Goldsmith is not convinced by the long-term beliefs of Copenhagen where climate sceptics are threatening a treaty

Ed Miliband was furious. His press conference should have highlighted
Britain’s role at the Copenhagen climate talks that open tomorrow — but
instead he faced questions on whether global warming was even true.

“We have to beware of the climate saboteurs,” he barked. “The timing of this
leak and the questioning of the science [are] not coincidental.”

Miliband was not just referring to the now infamous leaking of emails from the
University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit. His definition of
“saboteurs” also included climate sceptics such as Lord Lawson, who recently
set up the Global Warming Policy Foundation, and David Davis, the former
Conservative frontbencher, who last week challenged the science in a
newspaper article.

“Whenever you get to a difficult political moment, a difficult set of
decisions, there’ll be people saying there’s an easy way out,” Miliband
said. “The science is, however, clear and settled and we will push